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"I'm a lawyer, not a Pokémon or something!"
A quote from Natalia Poklonskaya, Attorney General of the Republic of Crimea in March 2014.
ohai. I am John. ylwong. kristalyamaki. or however else you may know me.
I am Malaysian, male, and I am a pure-bloodedChinese (can't change that, can we? Not that I was given any choice. So might as well be proud of it).
I was born in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, to a working class family. I attended Tshung Tsin school near Jalan Damai, an independent Chinese secondary school in Kota Kinabalu. After leaving Tshung Tsin, I attended HELP University College near Pusat Bandar Damansara in Kuala Lumpur. This education allowed me to transfer to the University of Leeds, and I graduated with an honours degree from the said university. As of 2015, I am working in as a legal assistant in a legal firm in the town of Puchong within the state of Selangor.
I can communicate in the languages of English, Bahasa Melayu (or Bahasa Malaysia for those nationalists) and Mandarin. Although I wish that I could understand Japanese and speak the language, the fact is that I can't. I am no weeaboo and I shall not pretend that I am a Japanese or whatnot, because I am not. I am proud to be born a Malaysian despite having people like ex-MP of Jerai Badruddin Amiruldin telling those who are dissatisfied with the country to leave the country as if we can simply migrate to another country of our choice without any regards towards the countries' immigration rules. If I am dissatisfied with my country, I'll improve it. If any bigot is unhappy with the improvements, nothing stops them from leaving, but I wouldn't encourage them to do so. To leave is to escape from reality, and that is just being irresponsible and being a coward. Those who encourage or tell others to leave are bigger cowards.
I believe that basic respect is inherent in human in that one does not have to earn it from others, as long as he doesn't do anything to cause others to disrespect him. To me, the "respect of a human" that I have mentioned above is the most basic of all "human rights". I respect and acknowledge my fellow LRT passenger by ignoring them and keeping myself quiet. To me, in this kind of circumstances when others are not expecting you to engage in a conversation with them, to ignore is to respect the person. On the other hand, I also believe in other kinds of respects, i.e. the respect of a senior, the respect of a hardworking person, or even the respect of an achievement. Those kind of respect has to be earned, in my opinion. Like for example, I don't really see what's the big deal with Danny Choo, but he has earned my respect for him as he has earned his position today by working hard and not by relying on the fact that he's the son of the famous shoemaker Jimmy Choo. A very good example of a leader who does not deserve any respect at all as a leader is the lady by the name of Sharifah Zohra Jabeen. This lady did something really unreasonable towards a student at the Universiti Utara Malaysia by mocking and embarrassing her in front of her university peers and as a result earned my utmost disrespect towards her. However, I also believe in her basic "human rights" in that I condemn all those who threaten to harm her family due to the issue - she has all the right to the safety of herself as a human being and not be subjected to any torture. I also generally respect cosplayers who sacrifice a lot (i.e. money, time, effort) just to become their favourite characters for a day. I would tend not to criticize any cosplayers no matter how bad their costume or makeup may be, because I respect their courage and humbleness in doing so. I tend to look up to people who achieve certain achievements in life by their own hardwork, and I also tend to learn from these people their ways and attitude in life.
I treat a nice and kind person well. I may not treat people too enthusiastically all the time in that I may not be hyper-ish when something good happens, or cry when something bad happens, but I do have basic emotions and am able to show an appropriate emotion for the appropriate situation. Most of the time I'd like to keep quiet though. I usually do not mix with the larger group, but that does not mean that I am antisocial. I do not reject anyone who tries to communicate with me, except perhaps if you're an alien to me. I believe that communication is an important element in life. This is as per the existence theory as stated in episode 14 of Saki, "the less you communicate, the less your existence would be." If you don't want others to ignore you, then you'll have to do some active communication. I am a person who believes in karma, i.e. you'll receive blessings in return for your good deeds, and cursings in return for your bad doings. This is somewhat similar to the Law of Equivalent Exchange in Full Metal Alchemist which states that to obtain, something of equal value must be lost. Therefore, I don't go around creating trouble for the others. Most importantly, I don't like to talk bad about others behind their backs, and I don't like people who do that either. I am aware of what is bad, and what should I outright hate, like for example, Kyubey. As cute as it may be, it is a being that is so superior and vulgar that it is incapable of understanding a mere mortal's feelings and exploits these feelings by luring them into entering an irrevocable "contract" with him. Now, let's make it clear that to me, Kyubey is the ugliest being I have ever known despite attempts to promote it as a cute, cuddly mascot like Mokona or Terriermon or Pikachu, or to to say that excuse that Kyubey's existence is a "necessary evil". As far as necessary evil is concerned, it depends on who the evil is necessary to. If I am not part of it, then I will struggle till the very end.
I subscribe to the maxim "you reap what you sow". I believe that a person won't go hungry if he is hardworking. I believe that opportunities don't present themselves easily and have to be searched for. I like to live life comfortably in that I tend to stay put once I have found a 'comfort zone' and not wander around in the unknown and avoid controversies. Nevertheless, I am aware that misunderstandings do occur when you least expect them and I'd sometimes take the easy way out depending on the situation and circumstances. No point doing things the hard way. Even so, I'd like to explore things that I am interested in such as the different cultures of the people in the world, particularly the Japanese's. Japanese people work hard, and they also play hard when it is time to do so. I like to see people work in a group. It makes me happy that things go well, and that I am able to contribute in whatever they are doing. I believe that man is not supposed to make other man's life miserable. It is like living in a society. I believe that a person contributes to society as long as he does not create trouble for others. Of course he can always go further by contributing manpower, or give constructive opinions and criticisms that would promote growth and healthy competition. I tend to see myself as a problem solving person. Whenever I were to stumble upon a problem, I'd make it my goal to solve it to the best of my abilities, by hook or by crook. If I need to sacrifice something to solve a problem or achieve a result, I do it if the sacrifice that I am making is something that I am willing to let go. I believe in proportionality in that I do not like to waste my resources. To me, to 'break a butterfly upon a wheel' is just too much. I do not like to spend too much of effort in order to achieve something that does not need too much effort in the first place. In this aspect, I tend to look up to Hyouka's Oreki Houtarou and his way of life - to conserve as much energy as possible. I really like the way he does things. He always thinks though things before carrying them out so that he could do them as simple as possible. He even thought that traveling alone would be more dignified.
I believe that honesty is the best policy, and that an honest mistake do not deserve to be punished, no matter how bad the mistake was. I think that there is no need to aggravate a situation that is already bad, but I believe in clearing things up, no matter how murky they are. I hate idiots who can't differentiate between a mistake and a lie. The latter is most likely done intentionally and carries a stronger stigma. Indeed it would be controversial that if a mistake was done, like for example, your flatmate accidentally damaged your belonging, or if someone forgot to do something which caused a lot of trouble and mess, and if you refuse to forgive him or her, you'd be an idiot. I believe that it is better to avoid than to cure or punish. If you know that a person is a liar, don't talk to him. Don't give him the chance to lie. If you know that a person is clumsy and would damage your property, keep them out of their reach, just like how you would do so to an innocent infant.
I do not like to waste my resources and I'd go for the things that are most worth it in life. Indeed, I wouldn't mind buying something expensive if I'd be using it for the next 365 days and beyond. As the saying goes, 'the prove of the pudding is in the eating' - I am willing to experience new things in order to decide whether they are to my likings or not. I believe that experiments are necessary, especially with things that are not familiar to me, even though they do not seem to be in any way beneficial to me at the first glance. Like for example, I experienced drinking alcohol, entering casinos, and went clubbing once while I was studying in uni. With that, at least I know that I positively have a dislike towards them. I don't usually set goals in life; I'd take a step at a time. I don't believe in planning my life way ahead as I believe that no matter what I plan, there are ways that things would "screw up". Murphy's Law is absolute - whatever that can go wrong will go wrong. Hence, I prefer making short-term goals. My current goal is to survive my two year contract with the law firm that I am in now. After that, que sera sera. I am aware that by not preparing my road further ahead of me, I am essentially putting myself in a risk of not making any headway in life. But to me, I believe there is always a road ahead, as long as one is willing to walk it. And by not setting a long-term goal, I can always take the 'path less taken', where the grass is always fresher and the scenery is always more appealing.
I'd see myself as an utilitarian in that I would most likely prefer to do things that would bring in the maximum happiness for the most number of people, even if it means that I would not end up with happiness. I prefer to maximize happiness. Happiness maximization is a vague concept but I believe that it is possible. So how to see whether or not a person is truely happy? I believe that there are many ways to make a person feel happy, like for example, eating chocolate, shopping, achieving something, etc. However, I believe that the best way to be happy is to see others being happy. I know the feeling. If someone close to you is sad, then no matter how much your happiness is, you'll not feel happy. If you're happy over other people's sadness, then you're an idiotic, selfish person. But sometimes, if you see that other people are happy and you start comparing your level of happiness with them, you'd end up feeling sad because you'd realize that they're happier than you. The conclusion? Just be yourself. Try not to get yourself too involved with others or else you'll end up sad whenever they get sad. If you know nobody, then all you have to do is to make yourself happy and that's the easiest.
I believe in fairness and justice. Datuk Teng Chang Khim (don't be fooled by the Datuk title, he's from the DAP and not some MCA chap) once noted that he would rather lose in an election than to not uphold justice. What are fairness and justice? Are they one and the same? Even I myself don't really know. However, as a general rule, I'd go by the following: majority rules. However, I am also well aware that the majority's wishes may not be always just or correct, or even fair. If such a case happen, what will I do? If I think that it is the right thing to do, I will insist on doing it. In my opinion, a decision is better than no decision - Abdullah Badawi never lasted long as an indecisive wimp. Who says Harry Truman's decision to drop two bombs in Japan was fair and just? It wasn't, but it was a decision made, and it ended the war, albeit forcefully. I could argue that it was just because the war was ended and people around the world, particularly those in countries under Japanese occupation, no longer had to suffer due. But, was the forceful end of war fair for the Taiwanese who preferred to be ruled by Japan rather than China? Was the dropping of the bombs fair towards those who did not die and ended up looking like a freak, i.e. the hibakushas due to the radiation? Those people did not participate in the war and did not deserve such treatment. As far as Project IC by Dr. Mahathir is concerned, I think that it is unfair to the people of Sabah. A very good example is in the 1994 Sabah state election. In the said state election Osu Sukam of UMNO won the Kawang state constituency, defeating then then PBS Deputy Chief Minister Ariah Tunku Ahmad by a mere 64 votes with the help of Project IC. Osu Sukam went on to become the Chief Minister of Sabah. Terribly unfair, right? However, I also think that today it would be unfair to deport the beneficiaries of the Project IC back to where originally they belong. I consider these people who have lived here for almost 20 years to be naturalised Sabahans. Even their children are already of my age. These children are raised in Sabah and they no longer consider Indonesia or the Philippines their country, just like how I, a fourth generation Chinese in Malaysia, have nothing to do with the country China. Why make these Project IC voters' life miserable? They should be allowed to work and contribute to the state and country. And believe me, even these people will no longer vote for the BN if they were to see how rotten they are.
To me, I believe in liberty and freedom. In other words, if nothing prohibits an action, it can be done. I value freedom. I really do. I believe in the freedom of expression and the freedom of association. I once participated in a peaceful rally in Kuala Lumpur held at the Stadium Merdeka and that really opened my eyes. Malaysia is a rather nice country where we have freedom to a certain extent. Although we have bigots like Ibrahim Ali and the fanatics from Perkasa who wanted to limit what everyone can do to themselves (i.e. Muslim ladies cannot go bald to show support to other muslim cancer sufferors who goes bald due to chemotheraphy), fortunately they don't usually get enough support to be able to form the government and whatever they had said would most likely end up as fart. As far as the usage of the word "Allah" is concerned, I myself thought that the Christian church in Malaysia could have easily avoided the controversy by translating the word "God" into "Tuhan" and the word "Lord" into "Tuan". Indeed in my humble opinion the Malaysian church has mistranslated the word "Lord" into "Tuhan". So if we go according to the translation, then the job of "Lord" in Fire Emblem would be translated into BM as "Tuhan" LOL. All of a sudden your protagonist character becomes a god ahaha. Eliwood is no god, and neither is Hector. The same goes for how the word "Landlord" is translated into "Tuanpunya Tanah" and not "Tuhan Tanah". Next, let me say that I concur with the laws of 10 states which prohibit the use of the word "Allah" by non-Muslims. These laws are not Shariah laws and thus applicable to non-Muslims as well. Apparently even MCA and Gerakan assemblymen also voted for the bill when it was passed in the respective state assemblies. However, I thought that the purpose of the law is to prevent the abuse of the word "Allah" to be used to proselytise Muslims. Applying the "Purposive Approach" to interpretation as I have learned in law school, I have come to the interpret the state law as meaning that non-Muslims (i.e. Sikhs or Christians) are allowed to continue to worship with the word "Allah" as long as it is not done with the purpose of leading Muslim to convert. I concur with the decision of the Syura Council of PAS which decided that the word "Allah" is not to be used as a translation. Indeed like how they have used the example that the name "Karpal Singh" cannot be translated and used as a translation for any other name. But there should not be a blanket ban on the usage of the word in worship.
I believe in recognition, acknowledgement and appreciation of the others who live aside you. To live to is have others recognise and appreciate your existence and whatever you do in life. The one word I had made my little sister remember and memorise in her Sejarah textbook when she was in Form 2 was the word 'iktiraf'. Indeed, history is all about recognition of power by another force of power. A person is powerful if others in power recognises and acknowledges his power. Vice versa, a king or ruler is powerless if his subjects do not acknowledge him as their ruler. I would happy if others would appreciate the work I have done, and praise me for it. Similarly, I believe that I have to praise those who have done a good job in whatever they have done. You see, I think that the current Barisan Nasional government is basically powerless. This is because those with power and knowledge (i.e. those who live in the city) do not acknowledge the BN by voting for the opposition. The BN may have all the support of those rural voters, but what power can the BN derive from these rural dwellers? This shows that brute majority does not necessarily translate into power, and that it is the acknowledgement of justice and righteousness that prevails.
As for luck, I do believe that luck plays a role in life. After all, some people do depend on luck to feed their family. Luck and risk are like brothers in that to take a risk is to try your luck. It is possible to minimise the interference of luck in the taking of a calculated risk, but who knows, even a calculated risk is a risk and it is better to be safe than sorry. But if the risk of failure or injury is not substantial, I wouldn't bother about it. Just like how I'd always make sure to uncheck the "buy insurance" box whenever I book an AirAsia airticket online. I believe that luck would not come and haunt you all the time as long as you don't go and knock on its door often, and for no reason, like for example to bet on football or lottery. But sometimes it is just fun to do so with people that you know, like for example to challenge each other in a game of, let's say, table tennis, when you have a bad hip. If you're unlucky, you might sprain your hips, but the risk is so insignificant compared to the fun (and to strengthen your relationship with the friend) that you'd go ahead anyway.
I like things that are cute and small in contrast to those that are rough and barbaric. In a way, you could say that I'm like Takanashi Souta in Working! who has the soul of a lolicon trapped in an old man. Indeed I am not really happy how my little sister is growing taller than I am. I tend to support the weaker parties more, like for example, I'd support Caterham over any other teams in F1 (in fact I'd support Ferrari over Red Bull); I'd support Kuroneko over Kirino in Oreimo; I'd also support the Workers' Party over the People's Action Party in Singapore. I have to note that I generally do not support those that I think do not have any hope at all, like for example HRT in F1, or GERAKAN in Penang, no matter how weak they can be.
I enjoy watching Japanese animes during my leisure and listen to mostly anime singers like KOTOKO and yozuca*, but that does not mean that I am a weirdo who reject "normal" mainstream stuff. I am as normal as any normal guy out there. I'm not too into mainstream stuffs and I tend to get really outdated with the latest trend mainly because I believe that there's no reason for me to put in the effort to do so. When people think of anime, they think of Bleach, One Piece, Gintama, etc. I hate to disappoint, but I don't watch any of those with an exception of one - Naruto. I prefer slice of life stories that has a romantic tone and a comedic touch in between character conflicts. Ask me to recommend an anime series and the first I'd recommend is Clannad and its subsequent After Story. It is important for non-anime viewers to understand that anime is not all about fighting, gore and all those barbaric stuff. Sometimes anime even teaches us about the harsh reality of life that you can't find in textbooks or normal everyday conversations, like for example in episode 24 of the anime Bokurano, it was revealed by a character that in order to build a school for children, he needed a local politician's help/approval. How corrupt can it be when you even need approval to do charity. Another example of a lesson that I have learned from watching anime is that sometimes knowing too much is not a good thing, and that knowledge and information does not necessarily makes a person happier or all the more wiser. Investigating and learning about something might expose what is supposed to be hidden away in the deep, and may even destroy a person's ignorant but peaceful life. You wouldn't want to learn about the reason why your classmate committed suicide. This protagonist from Kamisama no Memochou decided to do so and found out that she was involved in drugs and have been actively growing cannabis in their school under the guise of the Gardening Club. Now, what would you have felt about her? See?
I believe in the existence of love. Albus Dumbledore once declared that love is more powerful than any other kind of magic, and that it gives those who experience it the ability to do very great things. As to what is love, I think that there isn't a specific definition. According to Suzumiya Haruhi, love is merely a chemical reaction in the brain that will occur when the right conditions are fulfilled. Similarly, Akasaka Ryuunosuke says that "love is a bug in the brain's electrical function." According to Araragi Karen, "if looking at their face makes you think you want to have their babies, then doesn't that mean you're in love with them?" On the other hand, Sugisaki Ken thought that love is ultimately how much a person can devote himself to others. Shiina Mafuyu disagrees with Sugisaki and thought that love is a relationship where people can be with each other even after having a fight. I thought that all the above views make sense, but I'd like to add that it is also about responsibility. It is also important to distinguish between love and infatuation. Infatuation is something like you being a Pokemon and having a Skitty use Attract on you. This cause you to not listen to your trainer in the mistaken believe that you're in love with Skitty. This to me, is pointless, and is definitely not love. To me, there's no need to induce love - if there's no love, there's no love. Just look at how Merope Gaunt used a love potion on Tom Riddle and got herself pregnant with his baby. After the love potion's effect ended, Tom Riddle left Merope and never had any pity for the lady pregnant with his baby. Merope died shortly after giving birth. The son grew up in an orphanage and ended up disappointed and disgusted with both sides of his immediate families. He would grow up to be the Lord Voldermort that we all know and hate for attempting to murder Harry Potter.
I studied law and graduated with a degree in law with second class upper honours from the University of Leeds, a reputable red-brick university in the United Kingdom. When I graduated in 2012, the University of Leeds was ranked Top 94 in the world by QS World University Ranking (Universiti Malaya was ranked 156 then). Law is good, especially how you can interpret and twist it as you will, unlike maths and science which is dead and if you're wrong, you'll be wrong till the end of time. I look up to certain fictional characters in law like Atticus Finch, Harvey Specter, Mike Ross, Narita Makoto, Phoenix Wright and Miles Edgeworth. Sometimes, lawyers tend to be a little more respectable in fiction. In real life, lawyers are all about cheating their clients to extract the most money out of them. I don't plan to be one of them, but I don't plan to make my life miserable either. Talking about law, I am also sad that law has become more and more mainstream in that almost EVERYONE nowadays study law after their A-Levels. We have a college known as Brickfields smack in the middle of Kuala Lumpur which churns out law graduates like how the Proton factory near Tanjung Malim churns out Milo-tin cars. A reason for choosing to study law is the considerably low educational requirements - those who failed two subjects in their A-Levels (our of four subjects) can still obtain a place to study law in the college, or any other private law colleges in Malaysia for that matter. As a result, a law degree is no longer anything special - it is so ordinary that anybody can go get it. At the very beginning law wasn't my first choice of study - in fact I had wanted to go into Agricultural Sciences or Political Sciences or Library Sciences or IT or even Geography. But instead I was lured into doing law by my education counsellor. The problem with studying law is that it is so damn expensive that you have no choice but to become a lawyer, or else you'll never cover your school fees that you've invested in your law studies. Pretty unfair, isn't it? I have always wanted to be unique and do something that nobody else does, but law does not seem to be unique - its so mainstream that almost everyone on the street can do it - just throw a rock into a crowd on the streets and more likely than not it'll hit a lawyer or someone who studied law. That doesn't amuse me. And as of 2014 I am working in the legal profession having filed my petition to be called to the bar. However, I have come to realise that the only reason I am continuing to work in this field is not because of my passion in the law, but instead, it is to make a living for myself, just like in the Reality TV show "If You Are the One" aired on 23 October 2011 in China the Psychologist Le Jia scolded the male guest Yang Sen who thought that he wasn't suitable to date Lim Hanpin, the lady that he had set his eyes upon, merely because he was making a living by washing dishes in the United States; Le Jia noted that similar to him, Lim Hanpin only worked as a Professor of Medical Chemistry as a means to make a living.
As far as politics is concerned, I am highly aware of what is going on around me. I am always aware of who is my local MP where ever I am, and how is he or she performing in Parliament. The first time I voted in a government election was not in Malaysia, but as a Commonwealth citizen in a local council elections for the Leeds City Council in Leeds. Despite personally thinking that they should not have given people like me the right to vote, I went out to vote in Headingley and voted for the incumbent Liberal Democrat councilor (who went on to lose to the Labour candidate, too bad). I am somewhat intrigued by smaller parties gaining some foothold in politics, like for example how the Greens managed to win their first seat in Melbourne in Australia, and how the UKIP is getting stronger and stronger as a "fourth party" that dares to bring up sensitive issues like immigration and the exit of UK from the European Union. As I am writing this, I am a registered voter in Malaysia. I tend to be neutral in many matters but I would take stances where it is required, like for example I don't and will not support violence. However, I have to note that I have basically no respect for Barisan Nasional and am highly unlikely to vote for any of their candidates in any seats. Why? Well, they abuse their power VERY frequently. They simply disallowed UNISEL students from applying for PTPTN just because Selangor voted them out in 2008. They even openly declared that "YB adalah tauke" and revoked a handicapped person of his welfare money for hanging a Keadilan flag outside his house! How can they do that? That is just pure abuse of power. Furthermore, they like to stir racial and religious sentiments amongst Malaysians (I have seen with my own bare eyes a really wtf offensive banner with the words "Nurul Izzah perintis murtad" hanging from a flyover near the New Pantai Expressway) and yes, most Malaysians are gullible I am afraid. I don't blame Malaysians; I blame Barisan for playing with fire in the first place. What they should have done is to educate and explain. What really makes my blood boil is the fact that the Minister of Culture Mr. Rais Yatim, had the balls to write a song with the lyrics "janji sudah ditepati, kini masa balas budi." MY GOODNESS. Ketagihan budi betul. If this is the kind of minister the Barisan Nasional is going to offer us, then by all means go ahead. You'll never get my vote. On the other hand, I am not a blind supporter of Pakatan Rakyat either. I am highly critical of the Kota Kinabalu MP Hiew King Cheu (now ADUN of Luyang after the 2013 elections) because I think he has underperformed very badly. (as at 2015 Hiew King Cheu has quit DAP and joined MCA. ugh) I also don't really look up to Edwin Bosi, ADUN of Kepayan. He's just too lacklustre in my opinion. I have a rather negative opinion on Mr. Azmin Ali who seems to be like a wolf stalking Mr. Khalid Ibrahim for the post of the Menteri Besar of Selangor. People like him should never be allowed to succeed. I think he should just take care of his Gombak seat and leave the state administration alone. (ok fine, as at 2015 he's the Menteri Besar of Selangor. I have no objections to that, provided he does his work properly) Nevertheless, as a general rule, I do have a better opinion of Pakatan Rakyat. I look up to them because they have leaders who are are more sensible in their approach and have fresh ideas as to how this country should be heading towards. Just look at people like Chegubard or Buddhi Hekayat! They're all Keadilan members. Why they're not in UMNO? Go figure. Also look at MPs like Tony Pua, Nizar Jamaluddin, Rafizi Ramli, Gobind Singh and the rest. Those are people whom I look up to. Not those who abuse their ministerial position and siphon the rakyat's money into their own pocket, just like what Sharizat Jalil did with the NFC loans. The money was supposed to be used to rear cows and built slaughter-houses to increase self-sufficiency and reduce the country's dependency in importing beef, but instead her family used it to buy condominiums and rent it to other people. That's sheer abuse of power. Now you know where did the "Lembu tinggal kat kondo" joke came from, and that is "just the tip of the iceberg".
Whenever I see BN assemblies, I see a bunch of lembu-heads running around, especially MCA members who are like cows being led around with no say in anything out of fear of being reprimanded by their boss UMNO. These bunch of people shouldn't be allowed to run the country, eh? You know, there was once I pass by KL Sentral near the Kuala Lumpur city centre area where I saw a random MCA banner with some random face (some Nicole Wong I think?) with the wordings "Bantuan Rakyat 1Malaysia". I immediately thought that this lady will never win the seat (i.e. Seputeh) at any rate due to the way BN are cowing around like a herd of cow being led to the slaughterhouse. Too bad, and I pity whoever the BN candidate is going to be, some Beliawanis lady I think. In 2008 MCA fielded their national Beliawanis chief Carol Chew against Teresa Kok and the MCA candidate lost by around 40,000 votes. Shows that party position in the MCA means nothing as far as public popularity is concerned and being even the President of MCA will not guarantee that you'll even win a seat in parliament. That is how bad BN is at the moment. The higher you climb in the party hierarchy, the harder you'll fall from grace. But these power hungry fellas will want to grab onto party position so that they will perhaps get some cabinet position in the event they were to win their seat. (Post 2013 election, Nicole Wong lost very badly to Teresa Kok, as expected. But with over 50,000 votes majority? ohwow MCA is dead.) But again, I have more respect for those who run for party position with the intention to contribute to the party and not to benefit politically from the position. In this aspect, I have more respect for Khairy Jamaluddin of UMNO than Shamsul Iskandar of Keadilan. Khairy was not given a cabinet post in his first few years as MP despite being Ketua Pemuda UMNO and yet he never complained and continued to work hard to woo young people to UMNO by showing that UMNO is still relevant. Unlike Shamsul Iskandar, I have no idea what that fella with a big tummy like Santa Claus is doing there as Ketua Angkatan Muda Keadilan. He's dreaming of becoming the Chief Minister of Melaka, but I doubt that he can even win a seat in Melaka. In fact I think Ginie Lim (of Keadilan Machap, Alor Gajah, also national AMK exco) would be more likely win a seat than him. (Post 2013 election: it seems that I am wrong. Shamsul Iskandar is now Bukit Katil MP while Ginie Lim lost in Machap - Alor Gajah is indeed one damn MCA fortress, and I have no idea in heaven why. Poor Ginie.)
On the topic of politics, let's talk about one particularly special by-election - the Teluk Intan by-election. My thoughts on the Teluk Intan by-election in May 2014 was kind of messy as firstly I was very sad that a hardworking grassroot leader like Seah Leong Peng had to unfortunately die due to cancer. I was fortunate enough to be able to hear Seah speak in a ceramah once in Teluk Intan back before the 13th General Election when my boss Douglas (who was then Kampar Parliament seat Coordinator for the DAP) brought me there. Seah, who is not aligned to the Ngeh-Nga cousin faction, openly welcomed Douglas and allowed him to speak on stage. That was the only time when Douglas was allowed to speak to the public in Perak. Seah was formerly a state assemblyman but was pushed up to parliament together with Kula and Thomas Su to so-called remove their influence in DAP Perak. Back to the by-election, next was the fact that the DAP decided to field a young 27 year old lady by the name of Dyana Sofya Mohd Daud (who was the former housemate of Howard Lee ADUN Pasir Pinji and former Liberal Democrat candidate for councillor in the UK) instead of local Teluk Intan boy Hew Kuan Yau a.k.a Superman. Yes Dyana was from Ipoh but I thought that Hew should be given the priority instead as he has been working hard for the party for many many donkey years. Just because Nga Kor Ming wants to put his own man up there doesn't mean Hew should be bypassed. Anyway Dyana is an acceptable candidate, and even Hew, who has a grudge with Nga, fully supports Dyana. I mean, look at her, she's young, vibrant, energetic and is the political secretary of Lim Kit Siang. What more could you want? Furthermore, as far as Barisan's quota is concerned, the seat belongs to GERAKAN which was wiped out in the past election, and lagi best, they field the new party president who pretty sadly and regretfully has a name that rhymes with the word "cockroach" in Cantonese. Sure Mah Siew Keong is a local Teluk Intan boy, but that is unlikely to work. Here's the thing, who's the winner in this by-election? BN will stand no chance against the DAP. Dyana will win. But Ngeh-Nga will not. By not fielding Hew and retracting an invitation to give a speech during a fundraising dinner during the campaign, Ngeh-Nga will be digging their graves in DAP Perak as in the last DAP Perak state elections Ngeh and Nga are last and second last respectively! Just a few more votes less and they will be out of the state DAP committee!! (And guess what, Mah Siew Keong won the said by-election. BN won back the Teluk Intan seat.)
I am raised in a Catholic family and I believe in the existence of god who is a supreme being. However, I'd see myself as a "pseudo catholic" in the words of Himeko in Narcissu: Side 2nd. When I read about the news that an image of mother Mary appeared on the window of the Subang Jaya hospital, I never really had much reaction and I was more like "yeah, whatever", anything that happens happens. I'd believe that Kaname Madoka and Suzumiya Haruhi are all the same omnipotent god as that of Christianity and Islam. I don't believe in coincidence, and I tend to believe that things have been predestined to occur, like how I have met different people in the different stages of my life in real life (in school, in the prefect board, in college, in the Malaysian cosplay community, in university, in church, etc) and on the internet (on RyuX forums, on AN Forums, through Digimon Destiney, etc). I'd like to name a few of these people but I guess it would be unfair to others so I think I'd refrain from naming anyone. Nevertheless, I appreciate how these people would help me, guide me, and most importantly, acknowledge my existence and usefulness. If you think you're one of them, then you have my utmost gratitude.
tl;dr, I am kind. I bite but I don't chew.
Let me end this by sharing the following, um, "poem":
"It came from beyond the extreme reaches of our reality,
It came to laugh at our naive existences.
I am puzzled by the truth that slips through my hands even as I cover my ears.
Where in this thin body do I find the strength to stand?
I was told that
I am just one of the countless specks of dust on this planet,
But that is something I cannot yet comprehend.
I have no choice but to pretend that
I am a warrior who knows no fear."
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